The Oreshek Fortress is located on a small nut’s shape island. It was founded with the support of Grand Duke of Moscow, Yuri Daniilovich in 1323
Ivangorod Fortress was built in 1492 by order of Ivan III. Now there is a museum of castles within the walls
The Koporie fortress, built to protect the western frontiers of Russia, for its 700 years has never been attacked, therefore, it is well preserved
Korela is a monument of Novgorod defensive architecture of the XIVth century. Today on the territory of the fortress is situated a museum of the local history
Tikhvin Uspensky Monastery (Russia)
Tikhvin Uspensky Monastery is a place of pilgrimage - believers crave for touching the principal holy thing of the Monastery - Our Lady of Tikhvin miraculous icon
The remains of an ancient fortress of the IX century - Tiversky gorodok you will find on the bank of the Vuoksa, near the Balachanovskoe lake
